The real hallmark of learning is transferring what you’ve learned into new contexts.

I thought I was a good teacher until I discovered my students were just memorizing information rather than learning to understand the material.

Lecture is the transfer of the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the student without passing through either.

Just as you can't become a marathon runner by watching marathons on TV, likewise for science, you have to go through the thought processes of doing science and not just watch your instructor do it.

You can forget facts but you cannot forget understanding.

Always remember: No matter how carefully you choose your words, they'll always end up being twisted by others.

My many years of living have not made the actions of teenage boys any less enigmatic.

With 'New Rose Hotel,' I knew that I was getting paid a $100,000 fee to write, produce, and direct, and that's all I was going to get.

At the state dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao, Hu opened a fortune cookie that said, 'You will lend us another trillion dollars.'

Coming to the end of a long shot is brutal so when it's just me, if I mess up I can be like "Sorry. I'm an idiot. Let's go again".

Writing the story of your own life is a bit like drilling your own teeth.

You think you have the amount of money that is your credit limit. We're just wired to think that, you know? Until the bill arrives - a sobering moment - you think you're richer than you are.

Tea is a work of art and needs a master hand to bring out its noblest qualities. We have good and bad teas, as we have good and bad paintings - generally the latter.

Given a full summer to practice basketball, and especially my jump shot, I know that I could play in the NBA and do well.

It's about doing something larger than yourself. It's about serving this world, helping others.